McNeil Plant & Quarry — Accidents

Total: 237 accidents | Fatalities: 0

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
08/06/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was inspecting fire extinguisher in Haul Unit Operator Cab. While climbing down the access ladder his feet suddenly slipped out from under him and he lost his balance. His left shin and ankle...
07/25/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was working inside a compartment in the Bag house. As he was repositioning a map to kneel down on; he positioned his right hand under his right knee. His right ring finger got pinched between...
07/24/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 11d lost, 79d restricted Employee slipped on a rock and lost footing. As he fell to the ground, he extended his right hand down to break his fall. His right shoulder and right elbow struck the ground.
07/10/2013 OTHER DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 10d lost, 9d restricted Employee climbed over a barrier fence between two parking areas. Employee's foot snagged on the drill rod that is stored on holding hooks that are attached to the barrier fence. The drill rod fell fro...
06/26/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was hitting the chute between 7A and 10A conveyors with a sledgehammer in order to loosen choked material. As he was swinging the sledgehammer, he felt pain in his back.
06/17/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was unloading bags of ANFO out of the Buckley trailer and into trailer 901. As he picked up a bag on the pallet, he twisted at the waist and felt pain in his lower back.
05/15/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was removing the bolts from the skid pan on the transmission under a Loader. As he was removing the last bolt, the skid pan dropped onto the impact hammer he was holding in his right hand. Th...
05/13/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 58d restricted Employee was unloading bags of ANFO out of the Buckley trailer and into trailer 901. As he picked up the last bag on the pallet, he twisted at the waist and felt pain in his lower back.
04/23/2013 STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 35d lost Employee was working in the area of the 153 Belt. He is not exactly sure when his injury happened but believes that it resulted from stepping on some rocks. He developed pain in the bottom of his foot...
02/10/2013 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was checking the gear oil on 20-AG elevator in Crushing and Screening. He climbed up a ladder in order to check the oil. As he was climbing down the ladder, he felt pain in his lower back. Di...
01/31/2013 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was shoveling a pile of material. He stuck the shovel into the pile and material sprayed behind his glasses and into his left eye. Employee developed superficial eye injury to the cornea.
01/16/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 9d lost Employee was walking from the employee parking area to the Transportation building. As he crossed the road between the employee parking area and the transportation parking lot he stepped in the speed...
01/02/2013 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was descending from the Dozer. When he stepped onto the ground his right foot slipped on loose material and his right ankle twisted. He fell to the ground on his right side. He got up and fel...
11/30/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was using a pry bar to clean around the pulley on the 12C conveyor. As he was pushing down on the pry bar, it slipped from his left hand. The pry bar fell on top of his left hand. His hand wa...
11/07/2012 OTHER DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted Employee was walking down the stairs, he skipped the last step with right leg and felt pain in his lower right side.
10/16/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee was walking down a small grade. The ground was wet and there was loose rock. He slipped on the loose rock and fell backwards on to his back. The top of his right wrist struck against the...
10/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 17d restricted Employee was replacing the landing gear on a Tanker. While he was carrying the new landing gear over to where the Tanker was located, he felt pain in his back.
10/01/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted The employee was priming the pump near the slurry ponds by pouring water into the pump hatch using a 5 gallon water bottle. While pouring the water in, he felt pain in his back.
09/08/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Employee was placing a lock on a gate. Lock fell from his hands onto the ground. Employee bent over to pick up the lock and immediately felt pain in his back and was able to straighten his back to its...
08/14/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was attempting to clean Hydrate Scrubber and Pug Mill Mixer. He climbed up onto the water box and a pipe. He was using a scraper to clean out the material. His right foot slipped off the pipe...
08/06/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 12d restricted Employee replacing a section of flighting. As he maneuvered the flighting into position using the chain hoist he placed his right hand on the flighting to help control its movement. The flighting caug...
07/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 34d restricted Employee was opening the hood on his haul unit in order to check the oil level during his pre-operation inspection. He bent at the waist and threw the hood open. He felt a sharp pain in his back near...
07/03/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 9d restricted On 7/3/12 the employee was walking down a set of steps. He skipped the second-to-the-last step and his back popped. He felt pain in his lower back a little while later. The pain got worse over the nex...
06/13/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 24d restricted Employee was moving barricades on road to pit. While moving one of the barricades employee twisted their back and felt their hip pop. Pain in hip persisted for several weeks. Employee requested medica...
04/23/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 210d restricted The tip of employee's thumb got pinched between the bottom of a trailer jack stand and wooden block supports. This caused the employee's thumb fingernail to rip out of the fingernail bed and caused a...
02/14/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was working in the Hydrate Area near the separators on 2/14/12. His eyelid became irritated after work. His eyelid was puffy the next day. On 2/16/12 eyelid was very puffy and he requested me...
01/30/2012 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost Employee believes that while cleaning out the cooler grate at the kiln hood they were over-exposed to radiant heat. This heat caused a burn to develop on their face and around their eyes. The kiln dus...
01/18/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 31d restricted Employee was using a sledgehammer to hit the damper to unchock material. The sledgehammer got hung up on the rails as they swung it back causing his elbow to bend backwards. Employee reported accident...
11/10/2011 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 21d restricted Employee reported feeling pain in her forearms when she had to manually open the hydrator gate, which is done by turning the gate wheel with a 10 foot long metal rod.
08/10/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 5d restricted Employee was closing a hatch on top of a tanker. He was positioned underneath the lime load out spout. Some lime dropped from the load out spout and landed on the back of his neck and fell in between...
08/05/2011 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was a operating a Backhoe. He scooped up a load of material into the backhoe bucket and as he began to raise the bucket, a gust of wind blew material into his face. Beads of sweat ran down hi...
08/02/2011 OTHER INJURIES DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES 45d lost, 64d restricted The employee reported that he was having a hard time breathing and had chest pain. EMS was called and the employee was taken to the ER via an ambulance. His condition is due to a blocked artery to his...
07/07/2011 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None INJURED EMPLOYEE AND COWORKER WERE INSTALLING TWO MUFFLERS UNDERNEATH A CRANE. EMPLOYEES WERE LAYING ON THEIR BACKS. COWORKER WENT TO GET TOOLS. ONE MUFFLER CAME LOOSE AND FELL DOWN APPOX. 2 FT ONTO I...
04/29/2011 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 15d lost, 95d restricted Employee stepped up onto the platform at the rear of a tractor trailer in order to disconnect a hose. A strong gust of wind blew past him and he lost his balance. He jumped from the platform to the gr...
11/19/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 27d restricted Employee was driving a haul unit on the main haul road and collided with another haul unit that was turning onto the haul road from a side road. Employee was taken to ER via EMS. Released from ER same...
11/19/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 1d restricted Employee was driving a haul unit on a return route road that intersects with the main haul road. When he got to the intersection with the main haul road, he turned his unit left and collided with anot...
03/20/2010 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 3d restricted Employee was digging the floor of the pit with the Loader. He hit a hard spot with the bucket and the Loader came to a sudden stop. Employee jolted forward and his seat belt restrained him. Felt pain...
12/27/2009 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost While leaving a work area the employee tripped while going down a flight of stairs and bumped and cut his head. Employee was treated at ER and release the same day.
09/04/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 10d restricted Hydrator was blocking up. Upon inspection the water was not flowing. Employee cleaned the water box and mixer but water would not flow. Eventually the water broke loose, spewing upward and hitting the...
08/18/2009 OTHER ALL OTHER CASES (INCL 1ST AID) None The employee was repairing a tire on a tractor that had been run through brush. Shortly after handling the tire he began to itch. Went for medical treatment & was diagnosed with contact dermatitis ove...
07/13/2009 DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS) OCCUPATNAL ILLNESS NOT DEG 1-6 None Employee was emptying dust bins, doing a lot of walking, and clearing out choked screws. Weather was hot over the 100 mark. He reported stomach cramps at apprx. 6:00 pm. Finished and went off shift. H...
04/22/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The employee was in the south bagger taking equipment apart from the back of the machine. He took the bottom spout off and a small amount of lime squirted out and went behind and under his glasses and...
12/12/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 3d lost Employee fell from the top step on the 978 water truck and struck the back of his head on the ground. Small laceration. Intermittently was unconscious. MSHA notified using one call number. Taken to ER...
12/01/2008 MACHINERY DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was working on the south bagger chair cylinder. While adjusting the air flow, he bumped the limit switch for the north side and lime blew into his right eye.
11/03/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted The employee was climbing in and out of the preheater. On one occasion when he was climbing into the preheater, he struck his left knee on the frame of the structure. He requested medical treatment on...
08/29/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 20d restricted The employee was pulling and prying on equipment and tires on the day of his injury. He does not remember any specific event that triggered any immediate pain, but feels that his back pain is a result...
08/27/2008 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost The employee was getting down from a forklift, when he felt a pull in his lower back.
08/25/2008 OTHER DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 1d lost The employee complained of chest and neck pain. He was administered oxygen. EMS arrived and transported employee to the ER for evaluation. Testing was inconclusive. Employee was released from ER on 8/...
05/29/2008 POWERED HAULAGE DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 57d lost The employee was checking the end dump tailgate for material. There was a rock blocking the tailgate, keeping it from closing. He grabbed the rock with his left hand to try to loosen it. The rock came...
04/11/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 19d restricted The employee loosened the mount bolts on a damaged radiator grill on a front end loader. He removed all the mount bolts holding the grill in place. The grill was stuck, he jerked on it, the grill came...